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Memphis Tigers @ Virginia Cavaliers
Current records: Memphis 8-2, Virginia 6-4
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What you need to know
Virginia will be in front of its home fans on Wednesday, but a look at the spread shows it might need that home-field advantage. They will be home for the holidays to host the Memphis Tigers at 7 p.m. ET at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers defense has only allowed 60.2 points per game this season, so the Tigers offense will have its work cut out for it.
Virginia is headed into this one after bettors pegged last week’s low/low at 126.5, but even that proved too high. They earned a comfortable 59-41 victory over Bethune-Cook. THURSDAY.
Several players had strong performances to lead Virginia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Cofie, who had a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds. The team also received help from Ishan Sharma, who had 12 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Memphis finally got the result they were hoping for on Saturday. They won against Clemson by a score of 87-82. After achieving such a high score, both teams may soon perform additional defensive drills.
Memphis’ success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyrese Hunter led the charge by scoring 7 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points. Hunter struggled to find his footing against Arkansas State last Sunday, so this was a nice turnaround. Another player who made the difference was Colby Rogers, who went 9 of 14 on his way to 22 points.
Virginia’s win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which improved their record to 6-4. As for Memphis, their victory improved their record to 8-2.
Wednesday’s game is shaping up to be a master class in shooting: Virginia has been dynamite from deep this season, making 38.1 percent of its threes per game. However, it’s not like Memphis is struggling in this department as they’ve made 44.3% of their threes this season. Given these competing forces, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Not only did both teams win their last games in Wednesday’s match, but they also took care of their bettors and covered the spread. Going forward, Memphis is the favorite in this one, as experts expect to see them win by 5.5 points. This will be the first time they play as road favorites this season.
Odds
Memphis is a solid 5.5-point favorite over Virginia, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of ​​the line for this one, as the game opened with the Tigers as 4.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 131 points.
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History of the series
Memphis won the only game these two teams played last year.
- December 19, 2023 – Memphis 77 vs. Virginia 54
